The original version of the Schema Questionnaire (205 items) was developed by Young to measure early maladaptive schemas. The Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (SQ-SF) was designed (Young, 1998) to measure 15 maladaptive schemas and is a shorter instrument (75 items). Factor analytic research with the SQ-SF has supported the schemas proposed by Young (Welburn, Coristine, Dagg, Pontrefact, & Jordan, 2002). The present study examined the psychometric properties of the French version of the SQ-SF in a nonclinical sample (N = 263). The results of the factor analysis revealed 14 interpretable factors, including 13 of the 15 schema subscales proposed by Young. These 14 subscales demonstrated moderate to good internal consistency. These results are in part consistent with previous results based on the English version of the SQ-SF and provided support for the cross-cultural validity of the SQ-SF. Keywords: cognitive schemas; cognitive therapy; psychometric; personality; factor analysis; schema questionnaire According to Young (1990), early maladaptive schemas (EMS) are deep cognitive structures constituted by beliefs about self, others, and the environment. The schemas distort information about the relation between the subject and the environment, which create negative automatic thoughts and subjective distress. EMS are more frequently hypervalent than the realistic appraisal of facts of life and interpersonal relationships. These stable schemas originate in childhood and they represent selective negative filters when life events activate them (Young, 1990). Hence, they result in pathological attitudes. Their repetitive effects on the environment reinforce them (self-fulfilling prophecy). These EMS are self-perpetuating and highly resistant to change. Their maintenance processes are information distortion, avoidance of schemas content, schemas compensation, and self-monitoring (Cottraux, 2001; Cottraux & Blackburn, 2001; Young, 1990, 1994; Young & Klosko, 1993; Young & Lindemann, 1992). The Schema Questionnaire (SQ) was based on observations by experienced clinicians. This 205-item self-report inventory was originally designed to measure 16 primary EMS (Young, 1994). Each item is rated from 1 to 6. The subscales of the SQ have demonstrated adequate test-retest reliability and internal consistency as well as convergent and discriminant validity. Schmidt, Joiner, Young, and Telch (1995) conducted a series of three studies to assess the psychometric properties of the SQ. The results of the factor analysis with a large student sample (N = 1,129) showed support for 13 of 16 proposed schemas. In a smaller sample of psychiatric patients (N = 187) the factor analysis supported 15 of the 16 proposed schemas. More recently, Lee, Taylor, and Dunn (1999) undertook a factor analysis of the SQ with a larger Australian clinical population (N = 433) and found 16 factors, including 15 of the original proposed subscales. The Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (SQ-SF) was developed in order to have a shorter assessment to measure EMS. The SQ-SF included a subset of 75 items from the original 205-item SQ. These 75 items are thought to represent 15 EMS (Young, 1998). To date, only one research study has examined the psychometric properties of the SQ-SF (English version) with a sample of patients (N = 196) in a psychiatric day treatment program (Welburn, Coristine, Dagg, Pontrefact, & Jordan, 2002). The results of the factor analysis provided support to the 15 schema subscales proposed by Young. Furthermore, these 15 subscales demonstrated good internal consistency. An early French version of the 123-item SQ (Young, 1990) had been validated (Mihaescu et al., 1997). The purpose of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the French version of the SQ-SF with a nonclinical population. More specifically, the primary goal of the present research was to examine the factor structure of the French version of the SQ-SF. …